Category: Independent News
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Untold stories of the ‘British Invasion’
Pete Bennett with George Harrison and Ringo Starr For fans who weren’t around yet, or who want to revisit a definitive chapter in rock history, an insider’s look at the music scene during the heyday of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – with a tour guide who helped define that era – is yours…
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Tour to visit Freehold’s popular & historic sites
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – History buffs can take advantage of an opportunity to see Freehold Borough’s history up close and personal on June 23 when the first Historic Borough Bus Tour is held. The tour, sponsored by the Freehold Borough Historic Preservation Commission, will offer up…
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Green Scene
June: Survival of the fittest Gotti Kelley June: Survival of the fittest Gotti Kelley With hurricane season here, you need to know if your trees will be safe from the possible wrath of Mother Nature. The following suggestions from the International Society of Arboriculture, www.treesaregood.com, might prevent serious losses: + Investigate the condition of…
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Winners named in design competition for Gateway
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent A design team from Brooklyn, N.Y. was selected as the winner of an international competition for a new concept for Gateway National Recreation Area, which includes Sandy Hook. The winners of the competition were announced on June 4 by the Van Allan Institute, the National Parks Conservation Association…
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Wildlife experts to hold presentation on coyotes
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer “I think there’s a lot of misinformation … out there about coyotes. We don’t even know how many animals there are out there.” – Gerard Scharfenberger Mayor MIDDLETOWN – In the wake of two confirmed attacks on young children in the area and numerous recent sightings,…
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Report: Median new home in county $810K
Study notes about half of homes being built are age-restricted BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The median price of a new single-family home in Monmouth County is now $810,000, according to a new study. Project Manager Yen-Quen Chen of the Monmouth County Planning Department produced the report,…
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Life’s a picnic
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top to bottom: Rich Jarocki, Freehold Township, blows bubbles for his daughter Paige, 3, while attending the Lincroft Village Green Association’s Picnic in the Park event on June 10. Lincroft’s John Healy, 8, watches as his throw nears the pin while playing bocce ball. Maryclaire Petruska, 4, Pennsylvania, and MaryGwen…
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Advocates want ocean testing expedited
2007 Beach Protection Act requires faster testing, public notice BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent Despite an early blooming and rather large brown tide on Memorial Day weekend, Clean Ocean Action is optimistic about the future of New Jersey’s shore. Cindy Zipf, executive director of the Sandy Hook-based ocean advocacy organization, said in an…
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From the Vault
June Isaken (l-r), Crystal Isaken, 3, and Robert Isaken take in the Middletown Veterans Day parade in November 1985.
